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The Philippine flag at Rizal Park, flown at half-mast on January 30, 2015, during the National Day of Mourning in the aftermath of the Mamasapano clash. The flag may be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning. [19] Upon the official announcement of the death of the president or a former president, the flag should be flown at half-mast for ten ...
The Evolution of the Philippine Flag (Filipino: Ebolusyon ng Bandilang Pilipino) [1] is a set of flags consisting of select banners of the Katipunan of the Philippine Revolution. Often displayed with the flag of the First Republic , it is sometimes erroneously interpreted to imply the chronology of the national flag of the Philippines .
The Patriotic Oath (Tagalog: Panatang Makabayan) is one of two national pledges of the Philippines, the other being the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag (Tagalog: Panunumpa ng Katapatan sa Watawat). It is commonly recited at flag ceremonies of schools—especially public schools—immediately after singing the Philippine national anthem but ...
Flag of the president of the Philippines: The 1948 design, with the four golden stars replaced by a ring of golden stars. The number of stars theoretically changed as the number of provinces changed. [1] 1980–1986: Flag of the president of the Philippines: The flag's shade became a lighter blue, and the red triangle was inverted.
Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa (Filipino for "For God, People, Nature, and Country" [1] or "For the Love of God, People, Nature, and Country" [2]) is the national motto of the Philippines. Derived from the last four lines of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Philippine Flag, it was adopted on February 12, 1998, with the passage ...
Polities founded in the Philippines from the 10th–16th centuries include Maynila, [16] Tondo, Namayan, Kumintang Pangasinan, Caboloan, Cebu, Butuan, Maguindanao, Buayan, Lanao, Sulu, and Ma-i. [17] Among the nobility were leaders called datus , responsible for ruling autonomous groups called barangay or dulohan . [ 6 ]
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At 7:15 p.m. on September 23, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos announced on television that he had placed the Philippines under martial law, [1] [2] stating he had done so in response to the "communist threat" posed by the newly founded Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), and the sectarian "rebellion" of the Muslim Independence Movement (MIM).